The reunion went off without a hitch and cousin Roderick was just the icing on the cake. We had T.V., radio, newspaper and magazine coverage!!! Since all this exposure we have had yet more contact from family and it seems that the Keesing branch of the family, who reside in California, may visit next year. SO we may have another get together.

The Solomon family reunion made an unintentional profit. Therefore a donation of $500.00 has been sent to the National Library of Australia. Cathy Pilgrim (Director of Trove) has acknowledged our gift :-

“ We certainly appreciate the financial contribution from the Solomon Family reunion which we will put towards digitisation of the South Australian Chronicle. We are currently having the South Australian Chronicle microfilm scanned and it is scheduled to be OCR’ed to support full text searching and delivered via Trove in the first quarter of the new financial year (i.e. all going according to schedule between July and September 2012).

The acknowledgement text to read – Digitisation generously supported by the Solomon Family Reunion. ….the acknowledgement to be applied to the issues that make up the first 250 pages of the newspaper published i.e from the South Australian Weekly Chronicle first published on 17 July 1858.”

A further $500.00has been donated to the Sisters of St Joseph’s in memory and in continuation of the bond forged between Saint Mary MacKillop and Emanuel Solomon. The funds will be used by the Sisters in their charitable works. Neville Wight, Katrina and I attended morning tea at the Mary MacKillop Heritage Centre and presented the cheque to the Sisters. Also present were the Principal of Mount St.Joseph Girls’ College, Cath Dillon and two of the year eight students, one representing Solomon house. Yes, the house is named in honour of Emanuel Solomon! Solomon house’s motto is “All equal in God’s eyes”.

The remainder of the money from the reunion is still in the bank and it is envisaged that this sum can be used for the deposit on a venue for the 200th anniversary reunion of our family in 2018

At the 2015 one of our ancestors, Emanuel Solomon, was ‘recreated’ by Phil Zachariah, adn thanks to Philip Powell,

Jenny writes

“Thanks to Philip Powell I am able to share some of Phil Zachariah’s performance, as Emanuel Solomon at the Soiree. There were many highlights but this one, for me was bitter-sweet. I know how much work went into Phil’s performance and I knew it would be excellent…my disappointment was that so few family members witnessed this show. It was and will always remain the BEST performance as far as I am concerned, and I thank Phil from doing this for me…….I am hoping that we can persuade him to do this again in 2018…PLEASE PHIL!”

Jenny has already started work on a 200th Anniversary Reunion in 2018.

Whilst some people may think that another reunion in 2018 is too soon, I think that we have to take certain factors into account.

200 is a notable anniversary.

These reunions appear to be close together only because of timing – I know that sounds obvious, but if Jenny hadn’t arrange the initial ones it is unlikely that there would be the enthusiasm for a 200th.

We are all getting older and it may well be the last opportunity for some family members to participate and for others to glean information from them.

There is always a new generation that can be encouraged to take an interest.

We’ll get the opportunity to meet up with lost relatives and to meet ones you never even knew about.

Whilst it is regrettable that I am unlikely to be able to attend, I must thank Jenny for her untiring efforts in both looking after the family tree, and organising the reunions, and to Katrina for supporting Jenny.

This a list of tasks that I currently have planned to do for the website. Please let me know if you have any other ideas that you would like adding.

Google Chrome

Test website for compatability using this new browser

Maps

This has been pending for quite a while. The major problem is that some of the maps get quite big and may be a bit slow for people who aren’t on broadband.May just go for it and see who has problems – may have to do a reduced quality version for them.

Descendents

The aim is to add direct ancestors for all the group linking back to Jacobs.

Already started but more still to do [Strikeout represents those already done]

Myself

Debbie

Phil

Peter

Roderick

Carol

June

Hilary

Nellie

Peter Susman

Sandra Bonn

Sue Warrington

Big Tree

Big Tree is now a bit unwieldy.

Update it so that can click on the main people to whom we are connected and then show descendent trees

Jottings

Jottings to add from various recent emails

Pictures

Try and find some 19th century images of the Spitalgates/Aldgate area of London that we can publish

Research Plans

Need to come up with a plan for finding out more about the early Jacobs i.e. Jacob, David etc. Where should we be looking for more information?

MOST WANTED INDIVIDUALS

These are the people on whom we most anxious to find information.

If you have any information about any of them, please let us know, using the Contact Us form.

David Jacobs

David Jacobs (Litzen)David is the patriarch of the family and as such is of great importance to us.We believe that he may have been born in Lietzen, Germany – hence the name. It is possible that he took the name Jacobs in memory of his father who may have been called Jacob.

David was certainly somethion of a character, being in court in several occasions for theft, or attempted theft of ribbon. One case at the age of 75 resulted in him being incarcerate in Newgate prison for 12 months.

John Jacobs

Last seen age 10, 1861 27 ½ Duke Street, Aldgate London, father Henry Jacobs the Butcher. Do you know this man, did he sail off to the new world countries with your grandmother. If you have a John Jacobs in your family please let us know.

Solomon Jacobs

Last seen age 19 4/34 Duke Street, Aldgate London, living with his father Henry and sister Sarah Swaebe (nee Jacobs), working as a Butcher. Do you have a Solomon Jacobs in your family, he may have remained in the butchers trade, I have searched high and low for him. I believe he was alive in 1911 as he was left a sum of money in his uncles will. Do you have a kosher butcher in your family?

Isaac and John Susman

Last seen age 13 and 9, 1901 368 Cold Harbour Lane, Brixton. Father was Julius Susman who owned an auctioneers in Railton Road Brixton and in Clapham. Do you have an Isaac or John Susman in your family tree if so please get in touch now.

Michael Jacobs

Last seen aged 28 in 1880 in prison serving 1 month for committing bigamy. Had ‘changed’ his name and was using Alfred Jacobs Beabe on his illegal wedding certificate. May also go under the name of Alfred Michael Jacobs or Michael Alfred Jacobs. Do you know where Michael is?

Aaron Jacobs

Last seen in 1861 102 Petticoat Lane aged 14, son of Eliza Jacobs a Butcher. Have you seen Aaron, did he travel to South Africa perhaps or one of the other new world countries, would love to find him.